CalCAN Summits

Below are the programs from CalCAN’s 2013, 2011 and 2009 Climate & Agriculture Summits, as well as links to videos and/or Powerpoint presentations for many of the sessions.

Farming for the Future:

California Climate & Agriculture Summit 2013

February 21, 2013 • 8:00am — 6:30pmUC Davis Conference Center

Presenter Powerpoint presentations now available below.

The Summit included presentations, a poster session, wine & cheese reception and an optional farm tour
on Feb. 20th. It brings together farmers and ranchers, agency staff, farm advisors, policymakers and advocates concerned with climate change challenges and opportunities for California agriculture.

Farm Tour
Feb. 20th, 10:00am – 4:00pm

Participants visited a commercial walnut farm and two research and education sites of the
Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Learn about the role of compost, cover cropping, hedgerows and more in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing climate change resilience.

Climate & Agriculture Summit
2009 • UC Davis

Comments from Participants:

“The summit was well organized and timely. There is a tremendous need for CalCAN.”
“I have a much deeper understanding of adaptation vs. mitigation.”
“The lecture about workers raised issues I hadn’t thought about (e.g. heat illness and workers).”
“Will organic farmers actually ever be able to benefit directly from cap-and-trade?”
“This seems like a ‘hot-button issue’ – the fact that the summit was ‘sold out’ is instructive.”